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CSI: Coruscant & Blacklight Tattoos

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In the Coruscant justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the Jedi, who investigate crime, and the Federation, who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.

Welcome back returning guest Keith Mcnally in this week’s installment of AKOP. We talk about so much stuff that we cannot even list it all in the show notes. For example: Star Wars, Turbo Grafix 16, Judge Dredd, CSI, Gilligan’s Island, Dune, etc. We also play a new game called the Metagame. What is the Metagame you ask? Well, you know what to do to find out so without wasting more time:

Let it begin… the show now!

Guest:
Keith McNally (@keithmcnally) – Keith Courage, Vinyl Countdown

What we’ve been checking out:
Keith: Elliot Hulse on Youtube
Shawn: Bayonetta, Sunset Overdrive, and Binding of Isaac
Earl: The Guest, and Birdman

Audio notes: (1hr. 16min. runtime)
0:02:10 – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars, Keith the comic book store guy, and the secret history of Lucasarts
0:14:40 – PS1 games haven’t aged well, IP mashups, blacklight tattoos, and CSI: Coruscant
0:28:05 – Blockbuster & Netflix, the Dune franchise, Gilligan’s Island game, and Chrontendo
0:41:40 – Nintendo, the WiiU, Tiger Woods 2009, controllers, RTSes on consoles, and Keith’s Korean friend
1:01:25 – Metagame – What is a sign of the apocalypse: E.T. or Coca-Cola?
1:09:55 – What’s everyone checking out?

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Early Adopters & Summer Blockbusters

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On this episode we take it easy and do a two-fer episode for y’all! It’s been a crazy summer for us, and in the theatres, so we get to talking about all of the summer blockbusters we’ve seen or failed to see, as well as revisit some of the ones we talked about in older episodes. Also, we get into the new phone announcements from Samsung and Apple, and dig into the idea of early adopters. And along the way, Shawn explains his Cartman impression, and Earl tries to break out of his need for structure.

What we’ve been checking out:
Shawn: Ginger Snaps (Film)
Earl: Whiplash (Film)

Audio notes: (1hr. 20min. runtime)
0:04:25 – Samsung Note Edge, iPhone 6, early adopters, Shawn’s Cartman voice, and Tamagotchis
0:21:45 – Spooky AKOP Night, favourite candy, slashers, and quest narratives
0:36:30 – Persona 4, PS Vita, Bayonetta, games in 2014, and juggling different games
0:56:45 – Summer blockbusters, GoTG, 22 Jump Street, and other films
1:11:40 – What’s everyone checking out?

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E3 2014 & The State of Video Games

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Tony Gao returns for another round of E3 discussion! We discuss our issues with the bombastic conferences, the latest game reveals, Nintendo turning the tide again, and the deluge of sequels and remakes being announced. We also get into Uncharted, getting a WiiU or a 3DS, no women allowed in AC: Unity, and Kojima’s self-indulgence. And somehow, Earl manages to turn The Last Guardian’s death into a fitting symbol for the lack of innovation in the industry.

Guests:
Tony Gao – “Electronic Excrement Expo”

Audio notes: (1hr. 1min. runtime)
01:10 – The conferences, Sunset Overdrive, Aisha Tyler, and The Division
09:05 – Assassins Creed, Unity & no women characters, Watch Dogs, Mass Effect, LittleBigPlanet 3, and Metal Gear Solid
21:40 – Nintendo, “the plague of Call of Duty”, Splatoon, getting a WiiU or 3DS, Xenoblade, and The Last Guardian
34:00 – Bloodborne, Grim Fandango & remakes, Uncharted 4, and No Man’s Sky
48:35 – Sequels, indie ideas in AAA games, what Last Guardian means for the industry, and Nintendo’s creative niche

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